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1961 Rowing Victoria State Championships

The main Championship Regatta for the men was conducted on the afternoon of Saturday 11th February 1961 on Lake Wendouree. The host was the Ballarat Rowing Association.

There was a good spread on wins in the senior, lightweight and junior men's Championships. In the senior races, Mercantile took out the men's eight, Jeff Sykes the scull, Albert Bell's Corio four taking out their event and Banks the pair.

The full regatta program for the men's February regatta can be found through this link.

 

Officials for the February 1961 regatta:

Starter: Jack J Donald

Assistant starter: E Roberts

Umpires: Robert R Aitken, L A J Wilkinson

Time keepers: F Peters and E Elliott

Clerks of Scales: F Findlay and A Trahar

 

Race Results

Click on the race of interest and the results will appear below the buttons:

Victorian Eight-Oared Championship

(2,000 metres, Norwich Shield)

Time: 6:40.0
Margins: 1/2 length

1st Mercantile - Bow: Anthony Cordell, 2: Geoff Speed, 3: Simon Newcomb, 4: Martin Tomanovits, 5: William Arnold, 6: Graeme McCall, 7: Adrian Monger, Str: David Boykett, Cox: David Palfreyman, Coach: Norman W Cairnes

2nd Corio Bay - Bow: Peter Downey, 2: Graham Norton, 3: Bruce Wheatland, 4: P Brussell, 5: David John, 6: David Ramage, 7: Derek Norwood, Str: David Caithness, Cox: Keith Van den Belt, Cch: Albert B Bell

3rd Banks - Bow: R A Brooke, 2: Charles J Lehman, 3: J P Nettleton, 4: C Standish, 5: David B Jones, 6: Dushan Stankovich, 7: Brian J Vear, Str: W M O'Connell, Cox: D Hill, Cch: Alan N Jacobsen

4th Yarra Yarra - Bow: S Bolmer, 2: Allan Rice, 3: A Veenstra, 4: J Holt, 5: James Skidmore, 6: I McCulloch, 7: John Castles, Str: Roger Moore, Cox: unknown

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11th February, 1961. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by half a length from Corio Bay Rowing Club, second.

Victorian Four-Oared Championship

(2,000 metres)

Time: 7:30.1
Margins: 4 lengths

1st Corio Bay - Bow: David John, 2: David Ramage, 3: Derek Norwood, Str: David Caithness, Cox: Keith Van den Belt, Coach: Albert B Bell

2nd Banks

3rd Mercantile

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River on the 17th December, 1960. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by four lengths from Banks Rowing Club, second.

Victorian Pair-Oared Championship

(7/8 mile)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 3 lengths

1st Banks - Bow: B J Vear, Str: D Stankovitch, Cox: D Hill, Coach: A N Jacobsen

2nd Essendon

3rd Wendouree

Other competing crews:

Albert Park

Yarrawonga

Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Albert Park Lake on 30th January, 1961. Course, seven-eighths of a mile. Won by Banks Rowing Club by three lengths from Essendon Rowing Club, second.

Victorian Sculling Championship

(2,000 metres)

Time: 8:15.8
Margins: 6 lengths

1st Jeff Sykes, Corio Bay

2nd Peter Edwards, Melbourne

3rd J Hume, Yarra Yarra

Other competing scullers:

R Dennis, Richmond

G Pratt, Essendon

Don Dudgeon, Richmond

P Begelhole, Yarrawonga

George Xouris, Mildura


Holder - P. Edwards, Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11th February, 1961. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by J. Sykes, Corio Bay Rowing Club by six lengths from P. Edwards, Melbourne Rowing Club, second.

Victorian Junior Eight-Oared Championship

(2,000 metres)

Time: 7:24.0
Margins: 1/3 length

1st Corio Bay - Bow: P Robertson, 2: R Umhauer, 3: D Craven, 4: B Wheatland, 5: G Norton, 6: L Williamson, 7: P Miller, Str: P Brussell, Cox: D Nankervis, Coach: S G Thomas

2nd Yarra Yarra

3rd Mercantile

4th Banks

Other competing crews:

Melbourne

Power House

Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 17th December, 1960. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by one-third of a length from Yarra Yarra, second.

Victorian Junior Four-Oared Championship

(2,000 metres)

Time: 7:36.0
Margins: 1 length

1st Yarra Yarra - Bow: Jim Skidmore, 2: Allan Rice, 3: John Castles, Str: Roger Moore, Cox: L Royal, Coach: Ian Allen

2nd Wendouree - Bow: C Reynolds, 2: D Pittard, 3: Vic Gingell, Styr: Ron Widgery, Cox: P Zala, Cch: J Weston

3rd Power House - Bow: J O'Doherty, 2: V Bisetto, 3: J McArthur, Str: G Collisson, Cox: R Stanton, Cch: R G Day

Other competing crews:

Essendon - Bow: P Keogh, 2: D Dunn, 3: B Smith, Str: John Stuckey, Cox: A Warner, Cch: V Pratt

Ballarat City - Bow: A Dixon, 2: M Walsh, 3: P Dalton, Str: R Coutts, Cox: E Jones, Cch: O Hauser

Mercantile - Bow: Andrew Sinn, 2: S Foster, 3: C Eggleston, Str: F McPherson, cox: unknown, Cch: Hubbert Frederico

Banks - Bow: G M Lynch, 2: B M Martin, 3: P J Fraser, Str: A J Bach, Cox: I Johnston, Cch: K Blanche

Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11th February, 1961. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Yarra Yarra Rowing Club by a length from Wendouree Rowing Club, second.

Victorian Junior Pair-Oared Championship

(7/8 mile)

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 5 lengths

1st Nagambie - Bow: N Lodding, Str: B Richardson, Cox: G Lodding, Coach: A Lodding

2nd Mildura

3rd Wendouree

Other competing crews:

Yarrawonga

Essendon

Mercantile

Hawthorn

Holders - Corowa Rowing Club. Rowed on Albert Park Lake on the 30th January, 1961. Course, 7/8 mile. Won by Nagambie Rowing Club by five lengths from Mildura Rowing Club, second.

Victorian Lightweight Eight-Oared Championship

(2,000 metres)

Time: 7:31.2
Margins: 3 lengths

1st Corio Bay - Bow: B Kilsby, 2: R Griffiths, 3: G Taylor, 4: L Lanyon, 5: R Sarah, 6: B Keating, 7: J Sykes, Str: S Overend, Cox: B Sarah, Coach: C G Cowie

2nd Mercantile

3rd Barwon

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River on the 17th December, 1960. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by three lengths from Mercantile, second, with Barwon third. 

Victorian Lightweight Four-Oared Championship

(2,000 metres)

Time: 7:30.0
Margins: 3/4 length

1st Mercantile - Bow: J Pennell, 2: Ken Hume, 3: Anthony Walker, Str: Jeff Wylie, Cox: Penry Green, Coach: Keith Bilney

2nd Hawthorn - Bow: M H Hill, 2: R C Gladman, 3: R J Smith, Str: B Craven, Cox: P Cosgrove, Cch: S J Neal

3rd South Melbourne - Bow: T Summers, 2L Leigh Gallagher, 3: G Taylor, Str: R Tanner, Cox: unknown, Cch: W Graham

Other competing crews:

Dimboola

Wentworth District - B Smith, 2: P Lane, 3: R McLeod, Str: O McLeod, Cox: A Vandenberg, Cch: J G Foley

Barwon - Bow: D Leach, 2: P Morgan, 3: P McHugh, Str: C Wright, Cox: unknown, Cch: W Grose

Power House - Bow: R Owen, 2: D Seator, 3: B Shepherd, str: A Wesley, Cox: C Allison, Cch: S Smith

Dimboola - Bow: J Peoples, 2: J Taylor, 3: J Watson, Str: D Williams, Cox: E Walker, Cch: R Gooding

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11th February, 1961. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by three-quarters of a length from Hawthorn, second.

Victorian Lightweight Pair-Oared Championship

7/8 mile

Time - Not recorded
Margins: 4 lengths

1st Hawthorn - Bow: R Smith, Str: R Gladman, Cox: J Cosgrove, Coach: S J Neal

2nd Yarra Yarra

3rd Mercantile

Other competing crews:

Power House

Dimboola

Albert Park

South Melbourne

Essendon

Holders - Yarrawonga Rowing Club. Rowed on Albert Park Lake on the 30th January, 1961. Course 7/8 mile. Won by Hawthorn Rowing Club by four lengths from Yarra Yarra, with Mercantile third. 

Sources

Victorian Rowing Association, Reports 1942 - 1975.

11th February 1961 Championship regatta program

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